Kg Baru folk helped Hindraf marchers

A Thoughful Write up by Baba of Bangsar

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Najib: Crackdown on dissent averted racial clash.

I thought this reason given by the deputy prime minister for the arrest of the Hindraf leaders was indeed frivolous for a man of his stature. If not for the arrests, he said: ‘... then we have the spectre of a serious possibility of a racial clash in this country’.

What bunkum. It is totally irresponsible for the deputy prime minister of the country to issue such provocative statements of a racial nature

Political leaders who continue to influence this kind of racial politics that contribute to the perennial racial divide in this country ought to be ashamed of themselves. It is people like him who utter such irresponsible comments that contribute to the respective communities continuing to sneer and scorn at each other.

There ought to be a period to undertake the process of healing and there is no need to render such comments of this type. Reprehensible rhetoric coming from the second-most powerful politician in this country is totally unnecessary

Let us be sensible. Let us argue and debate national issues in a honest and rational manner. There is no need to be emotional in our arguments. We have just celebrated 50 years of independence and throughout all these years, until recently, we have enjoyed harmonious interracial interaction.

It does bode well for the country for such statements to spew from the mouth of no less the deputy prime minister. I don't think this deputy prime minister was aware that during the Hindraf peaceful rally, when the police fired their tear gas and water cannons, many of the Indian marchers near the KLCC had to run to nearby Kampung Baru for cover.

And guess who gave the marchers refuge? None other than some of the Malay residents of Kampung Baru.